Maya
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Maya may refer to:
[edit] People and languages
- The Maya peoples, Native American peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America
- Maya civilization, their historical pre-Columbian civilization
- Mayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the Maya
- Yucatec Maya language, specific and most widespread Mayan language, frequently referred to simply as Maya
- Maya people (Australia), an Australian Aboriginal tribe
- Maya language (Australia), an Aboriginal language
- Badimaya language, an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as "Parti-Maya"
- Maya language (Brazil), an unclassified language that may be related to the Panoan languages
[edit] Religion and mythology
- Maya (illusion), the word for "illusion" in Sanskrit and a concept in Hindu and Dharmic philosophy
- Maya (Jainism), translated as "greed"; one of the 18 traditional undesirables in Jainism
- Mayasura, a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya
- Queen Maya, the mother of the historical Buddha
[edit] Historical persons
- Maya (Egyptian) (13th century BC), the treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt
- Maya (Korean singer) (b. 1979), K-Pop singer
- Maya Angelou (b. 1928), African-American author and poet
- Maya Bond (b. 2000), Japanese American singer
- Maya Bond (actress) (b. 1931), Canadian actress
- Maya Bouskilla (b. 1977), Israeli singer
- Maya Deren (1917-1961), American avant-garde filmmaker
- Maya Gold (b. 1981), stage name of a Hungarian pornographic actress
- Maya Jobarteh (b. 1983), West African kora player
- Maya Lin (b. 1959), American architect and sculptor, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Maya Mishalska (b. 1974), Mexican actress
- Maya Plisetskaya (b. 1925), Russian ballerina
- Maya Ritter (b. 1993), Canadian actress
- Maya Rudolph (b. 1972), American actress and Saturday Night Live cast member
[edit] Geographical locations
- Maya, Australia, a location in Western Australia
- Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in northern Guatemala
- Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
- Maya Mountains, a range in Guatemala and Belize
- Maya River, a river in the region of Sakha, Russia
- Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan and the namesake of the Navy cruiser
[edit] Technology
- Japanese cruiser Maya of the Imperial Japanese Navy
- Maya, the NATO reporting name for Aero L-29 Delfin, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
- Maya (software), a computer program for creating 3D graphics
- Maya Signature Series, six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars
[edit] Culture and art
[edit] Fictional characters
- Maya, the original name given to Aelita (Code Lyoko) in the TV show Code Lyoko.
- Maya (Space: 1999), an alien character on the television series Space: 1999
- Maya the Bee, a character in a popular German children's book and television series
- Maya of Mirinoi, the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
- Maya Chinn, a character from the American daytime soap opera Passions
- Maya Do'Urden, a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in Forgotten Realms
- Maya Gallo, a character in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me
- Maya (Battlestar Galactica), a character in Battlestar Galactica
- Maya Fey, a character from the Ace Attorney videogame series
- Maya Herrera, a character in the NBC drama series, Heroes
- Maya Santos, a character from maya & miguel
[edit] Art, film, literature, music, TV
- Maya, a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder
- Maya, An Assamese Monthly Magazine
- Maya, a song by the Incredible String Band from the 1968 album Wee Tam and the Big Huge
- Maya (album), by Banco de Gaia
- Maya (album), by Zubeen Garg, Assam
- Maya (film), a 2001 film by Digvijay Singh
- Maya (1966 film), a 1966 American film starring Sajid Khan and Jay North.
- Maya (TV series), a U.S. television adventure series that ran from 1967 to 1968 and was a follow-up to the 1966 film
- Maya Memsaab, a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Ketan Mehta
- Maya with Doll, a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya
- Tamperer featuring Maya, a British pop group
[edit] Other
- Maya, the Filipino name for the Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Maya Gold (candy), organic chocolate produced by Green & Black's
- Maya sticks, pieces of resin-rich wood used as a firestarter
[edit] See also
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